Mark (parish)

Parish of Mark
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap):	Västergötland
Main place:	Chin
SCB code:	1463
Residents :	34,754 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	1,013.2 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	34.3 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.mark.se
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Coordinates: 57 ° 30 ′  N , 12 ° 42 ′  E Mark is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . The main town of the municipality is Kinna .

The state road 41 and the railway line Borås – Varberg ( Viskadalsbanan ) run through the municipality . The community was formed in the course of the local reform of 1971 by amalgamating two minor towns and six rural communities. The name is derived from a former harde .

geography

The municipality is located in the south of the province of Västra Götalands län and borders on the province of Hallands län to the west and south . The direct neighboring communities are:

Harryda	Harryda , Bollebygd	Borås
Kungsbacka (Hallands County)		Svenljunga
Varberg (Hallands County)	Varberg (Hallands County)	Svenljunga

places

The following places are localities ( tatorter ):

Berghem Björketorp Fritsla Horred Hyssna

Chin Öxabäck Rydal Satila Torestorp

economy

Mark was an area with strong textile production as early as the Middle Ages. In the 19th century the traditional home and publishing industries were replaced by factories. Even today, around 50% of the workforce in industry is active in the textile sector.

Twin cities

Sister cities of Mark are

• Apolda in Thuringia / Germany (since 1994)
• Szamotuły in Poland (since 1988)
• Ontinyent in Spain (since 2003)

Web links

Commons : Mark Municipality  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
3. ^ Marks kommun - Vänorter , accessed December 27, 2017